deify
Elevate to godhood
To deify is to make a god of someone or something—to elevate to divine status.
Ancient Romans deified emperors after death.
The word extends to extreme veneration: Critics accused fans of deifying the celebrity.
To deify wealth or success is to treat it as sacred, worthy of worship above all else.
Praise with great intensity
- elevateTo raise upward
- glorifyPraise to excess
- extolPraise with enthusiasm
- praiseExpression of approval
laud · acclaim · honor · celebrate · enshrine · canonize · dignify · magnify
Honor with deep respect
- revereDeeply respect and admire
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- adoreLove intensely
- prayAddress a deity
devotion · altar · temple · shrine · ritual · offering · sacrifice · incense
Regard as flawless
- lionizeTreat as famous
- adulatePraise to excess
- hero-worshipUncritical excessive admiration
- pedestalSupport for statuary
obsess · fanatic · cult · infatuation · celebrity · superstar · icon · legend
Resembling a deity
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- holyDedicated to the divine
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
celestial · ethereal · immortal · omnipotent · omniscient · heavenly · beatific · blessed
exalt
Praise with great intensity
praise · laud · acclaim · honor · celebrate · enshrine · canonize · dignify · magnify · enthrone
venerate
Honor with deep respect
pray · devotion · altar · temple · shrine · ritual · offering · sacrifice · incense · pilgrimage
idealize
Regard as flawless
- lionizeTreat as famous
- adulatePraise to excess
- hero-worshipUncritical excessive admiration
pedestal · obsess · fanatic · cult · infatuation · celebrity · superstar · icon · legend · mythologize
godlike
Resembling a deity
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- holyDedicated to the divine
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
transcendent · celestial · ethereal · immortal · omnipotent · omniscient · heavenly · beatific · blessed · sanctified
pantheon
All gods of a religion
mythos · godhead · demigod · avatar · Zeus · Ra · Vishnu · Odin · Thor · Amaterasu
- sun deityGod embodying the daystar
- Hindu deityGod of Indian religion
- guardian deityProtective divine being
- water deityDivine being governing waters
- patron deityGod protecting specific group
- household deitySpirit protecting a home